While this recipe hardly reaches Heston Blumenthal like levels of kitchen experimentation, it’s certainly raised a few eyebrows. For some reason most people still seem to frown at the idea of a vegetable making an appearance on their desert platter – people that no doubt munch happily on carrot cake without even considering the connection.
This soda bread is great for breakfast and fills the house with a delicious chocolatey smell during baking, while being somewhat more savoury in flavour than a chocolate cake. Given the short amount of time involved in making it and the ease in which it comes together, why not give it a go?